Icheon City Launches Nation’s First “Expressway Land Readjustment Pilot Project” to Resolve Cadastral Discrepancies

Icheon Launches "Expressway Land Readjustment Pilot Project"
Resident Briefing to Be Held at LX Icheon Branch on June 11
All Sections of Jungbu and Yeongdong Expressways Targeted
Laying the Groundwork for Digital Twin and Smart City Administration

Icheon City in Gyeonggi Province will become the first local government in South Korea to address the issue of cadastral discrepancies on expressway sites by launching the "National Infrastructure (Expressway) Land Readjustment Pilot Project."

National Infrastructure (Expressway) Land Development Pilot Project District. Provided by Icheon City

On May 15, Icheon City announced that it will hold a project briefing session for landowners and local residents at the LX Korea Land and Geospatial Informatix Corporation Icheon branch on June 11, marking the official start of the initiative.

This project targets all sections of the Jungbu Expressway and Yeongdong Expressway, which are the main national arterial networks traversing Icheon. Previously, boundaries on cadastral maps often did not align with actual usage of the expressway sites, or ownership was unclear, causing inconvenience such as restrictions on property rights for nearby landowners.

To resolve these issues, the city has closely collaborated with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Korea Expressway Corporation to design the nation's first pilot model. During the upcoming briefing session, the city will provide detailed information on the background, procedures, and standards for boundary setting, and will directly collect feedback from landowners on site to enhance administrative trust.

Once the project is completed, the existing paper-based cadastral information will be fully converted into precise, coordinate-based digital data. The city plans to utilize this data as a core resource for establishing high-value-added spatial information such as "digital twins" and "smart city" administrative infrastructure.

Expected cadastral map of Hobup Junction on the Jungbu-Yeongdong Expressway. Before renovation (left) and after renovation. Provided by Icheon City

In particular, by clarifying previously ambiguous land management responsibilities, the city expects to maximize administrative efficiency and proactively prevent potential land disputes in the future.

An Icheon City official stated, "As the first project of its kind in the country, this pilot initiative will become the standard model for cadastral maintenance of South Korea's national infrastructure. We will do our utmost to not only protect citizens' property rights but also to achieve more efficient and trustworthy land administration."

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